Tandag City gets another CROWN from nutrition council
By Nida Grace P. Barcena
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur – The city government of Tandag, under the leadership of Mayor Roxanne Pimentel, has been declared a Consistent Regional Outstanding Winner in Nutrition (CROWN) by the National Nutrition Council (NNC).
The recognition
underscored the city's sustained efforts in championing nutrition and fostering
a healthy community as it formulated the ten pillars of development, of which
access to health care and nutrition served as an integral accomplishment that
allowed the city to fully implement and deliver nutrition and related services
to Tandaganons.
During the
pandemic and recovery years, the city government ensured nutrient sufficiency
and nutritionally healthy and self-reliant Tandaganons through the strong
interventions made by the members of its Local Nutrition Committee and
stakeholders in the implementation of nutrition-related programs, projects, and
activities based on the approved City Nutrition Action Plan.
The enactment of
nutrition-related policies was also part of its effort to guarantee program
implementation, such as healthy meals being served to identified recipients
like pregnant women and preschool children during the dietary supplementation
program in the 21 barangays of the city.
Further, Operation
Timbang Plus (OPT Plus) conducted Operation Timbang among children from 0 to 59
months old, including administration of vitamin A supplementation and the
distribution of the micronutrient powder to all its barangays.
In October 2023,
Tandag City was also a recipient of the said CROWN.
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Tandag City conducted Operation Timbang Plus (OPT Plus) at the barangay level to weigh children from 0 to 59 months, including the administration of Vitamin A supplementation. Photo courtesy of LGU-Tandag City.
Meanwhile, the NNC also gave recognition to the city’s frontline in nutrition, as Reyveen John B. Geli, city nutrition action officer (CNAO) was also recognized as the winner for the National Search for the Outstanding City/Municipal Nutrition Action Officer (C/MNAO).
National Nutrition
Council Executive Director and Assistant Secretary, Azucena M. Dayanghirang,
congratulated the city government of Tandag for its unwavering performance,
together with Geli as local nutrition focal point.
Geli, among then
national contenders, emerged as the national winner in which he was assessed
onsix dimensions, namely, coordination, orientation, advocacy and
implementation, planning, documentation, resource generation, and capacity
development.
Also in
2021, Geli was the region's outstanding CNAO and a national finalist.
Mary Joy Galolo
added another layer of pride to the city’s achievement as she received a
certificate of recognition for her outstanding role as the city nutrition
program coordinator.
The awarding of national winners will happen on February 12, 2024, at The Manila Hotel in Manila City. (NGPB/PIA-Surigao del Sur with reports from NNC and LGU-Tandag City)
